JP2006149556A - Channel washing adapter of endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adapter for washing which has no risk of falling off during a washing operation and is easy to be attached to and removed from a forceps aperture. <P>SOLUTION: A circular projection 28 is formed on a first slide member 27 which is disposed to slide along a first slide section 23 formed in a main body guiding member 21 and is equipped with a fluid pipe, and a hook 31 to be engaged with a flange section 12a of the forceps adapter 12 is disposed on the circular projection. A spring 30 is disposed between the first slide member 27 and a second slide member 29 to press it to the first and second slide sections 23 and 24a-24c of the main body guiding member 21. The flange section 12a is held by a first holding section 33a of the first slide section 23 and a stopper pin 34 disposed on the first slide member 27 is inserted in a penetration hole 36 of the first slide section 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an endoscope channel cleaning adapter for cleaning the inside of a channel including a treatment instrument insertion channel or the like in an endoscope used for medical purposes.

  In particular, a treatment instrument insertion channel provided in an endoscope used for medical purposes is opened in a body cavity at the distal end of the insertion portion, and forceps are provided on a main body operation portion provided connected to the proximal end portion of the insertion portion. An introduction portion of a treatment instrument called a mouth is formed. Therefore, the forceps and other treatment tools are inserted from the forceps opening and inserted into the body cavity of the subject, and as a result of performing treatments such as taking out the body tissue or removing polyps, the treatment tool insertion channel The inside will be fouled. In some cases, the treatment instrument insertion channel may function as a suction path. In this case, the treatment instrument insertion channel is extremely fouled.

In the first place, the endoscope is cleaned every time it is used because the insertion portion is inserted into the body. At that time, the inside of the treatment instrument insertion channel needs to be cleaned. For this purpose, although not a treatment instrument insertion channel, an adapter is connected to a flange formed at the entrance of the endoscope conduit, and a chemical solution supply device is attached to the adapter, and the chemical solution is pumped to the conduit. Will do. When pumping a chemical solution or the like, the adapter must be held so as not to be detached from the forceps opening. For this purpose, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a method in which a flange portion formed in a forceps opening is used to fix the flange portion with an adapter.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-6103

  By the way, the structure of the adapter for cleaning described in Patent Document 1 described above is mounted so that the adapter is hooked on a flange portion formed in the forceps opening, and does not include any special fixing means. is there. Therefore, there is an inconvenience that the adapter falls off during the cleaning operation. For this reason, there is a possibility that the inside of the treatment instrument insertion channel may not be completely cleaned, and therefore, from the viewpoint of hygiene management, it is required to be used in combination with other sterilization methods.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning adapter that is not likely to drop off during a cleaning operation and that can be easily attached to and detached from a forceps opening. is there.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention provides an endoscope channel cleaning adapter that is detachably attached to a forceps opening provided with a flange portion at an opening end to clean the inside of a treatment instrument insertion channel. A main body guide member having a first sliding portion and a second sliding portion disposed so as to face each other, and capable of reciprocating in a predetermined direction along the first sliding portion. A first slide member, a fluid pipe fixedly attached to the first slide member, to which a cleaning liquid supply means is mounted, and the fluid pipe is provided so as to pass through the second slide portion; A second slide member that is slidable with respect to the first slide member, and a pressing means that is interposed between the first and second slide members and presses the first and second slide members against the respective sliding surfaces. And provided on the first slide member, the forceps A hook that can be hooked to a flange portion of the mouth, and a holding portion that is formed on the main body guide member and holds a part of the flange portion therebetween when the first slide member is displaced by a predetermined amount in one direction; It is provided between the main body guide member and the first slide member, and includes a hook portion and a stopper portion that is detachably fixed to the flange portion by the clamping portion. To do.

  Here, the term “cleaning” includes disinfection and sterilization. In short, it is an operation for recovering to a state in which no sanitary problem occurs even if the inside of the treatment instrument insertion channel is reused. Specifically, a cleaning liquid (including a disinfecting liquid) is supplied to the inside of the treatment instrument insertion channel, and the contaminants are removed from the inner wall surface. Usually, the cleaning liquid is supplied to the inside of the treatment instrument insertion channel by connecting a supply pipe for a chemical liquid to the cleaning adapter or by connecting manual pressure feeding means such as a syringe. At this time, it is extremely important for the certainty and stability of the cleaning operation to stably hold the connecting portion to the supply source of the cleaning liquid. The fluid pipe provided in the cleaning liquid adapter serves as a connection to the above-described cleaning liquid supply source. The cleaning adapter is fixedly held by sandwiching a flange portion provided at the forceps opening. And the stopper part for detachably fixing the washing | cleaning adapter in the state which clamped the flange part is provided.

  As a specific configuration of the stopper portion, for example, it can be configured by a through hole formed on the first sliding portion side of the main body guide member and a stopper pin provided on the first slide member. Then, the stopper pin is inserted into the through hole at a position where the flange portion of the forceps opening is fixed by the hook and the clamping portion. In order to allow the stopper pin to be inserted into and removed from the through hole, pressing means for pressing the first and second slide members against the respective sliding portions are interposed between the first and second slide members. . Here, the pressing means acts to press the first slide member against the first sliding portion and simultaneously press the second slide member against the second sliding portion. The means can be constituted by an elastic member such as rubber or an urging means such as a spring.

  The thickness of the treatment instrument insertion channel used varies depending on the thickness of the insertion portion of the endoscope and the relationship with other insertion members. Since the proximal end portion of the treatment instrument insertion channel is connected to the forceps opening, the structure of the connection portion of the forceps opening to the treatment instrument insertion channel depends on the size of the treatment instrument insertion channel, but forms a flange portion of the forceps opening. Since it does not affect the dimensions of the treated part, it is not necessary to change the configuration of the cleaning adapter even if the cross-sectional dimension of the treatment instrument insertion channel changes. However, as the size of the introduction portion in the forceps opening, there are two types of forceps opening, a general wide-mouth type and a narrow-mouthed type with an inner surface taper. Accordingly, the dimensions of the flange portion of the forceps port are also different. The washing adapter can be configured to be shared by these two types of forceps ports. For this purpose, the fluid pipe of the cleaning adapter is first dimensioned so as to be inserted into the forceps opening in a close-fitting state. And a first through hole provided at a position where the first slide member is fixed by the hook and the clamping portion in order to fix it to the wide forceps opening on the first sliding portion side of the main body guide member. A second through hole that is disposed forward of the first slide member in the sliding direction from the position of the first through hole and functions as a stopper portion when the first slide member is attached to the narrow forceps port, and the stopper pin has When inserted into the second through-hole, it is shaped so as to be held by the holding portion by an angle between 90 ° and 180 ° of the flange portion of the narrow forceps opening. Here, this clamping part may be the same as that used for fixing to the wide-mouthed forceps opening, or may be formed at a different site.

  With the configuration described above, the operation of attaching / detaching the cleaning adapter to / from the forceps opening can be easily performed, and the cleaning adapter is held in an extremely stable state, and there is no risk of dropping off.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a general endoscope. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the endoscope includes a main body operation unit 1 for an operator or the like to perform an operation by hand, an insertion unit 2 connected to the main body operation unit 1, It is generally composed of a universal cord 3 drawn from the main body operation unit 1 and connected to a light source device, a video signal processing device, or the like.

  The main body operation unit 1 is provided with various operation means for an operator to operate. An angle portion that can be bent by remote operation is provided in the vicinity of the distal end of the insertion portion 2, and an angle knob 4 for bending the angle portion is attached to a side surface portion of the main body operation portion 1. Further, an air / water supply button 5 and a suction button 6 are provided on the upper surface of the main body operation unit 1 on the base end side, and one or more control switches are also provided at the rear position. A treatment instrument insertion portion 10 is formed at a position near the distal end side of the main body operation portion 1, that is, in the vicinity of the connection portion to the insertion portion 2.

  Here, the treatment instrument introduction unit 10 is for inserting a treatment instrument such as forceps or a high-frequency treatment instrument into the body, and a proximal end portion of the treatment instrument insertion channel 11 is connected to the treatment instrument introduction unit 10. The distal end of the insertion portion 2 is open at the distal end. As shown in FIG. 2, the treatment instrument introducing portion 10 has a forceps port 12 made of a stepped pipe, and a flange portion 12a is formed at the tip of the forceps port 12, and the flange portion 12a has a flange portion 12a. The forceps plug 13 is attached. Usually, the forceps plug 13 is held in a closed state. The forceps plug 13 has a function as a check valve, and forceps and other treatment tools can be inserted from the outside. The treatment instrument insertion channel 11 is branched from the suction passage 14, and suction from the body is performed by operating the suction button 6. During this suction, the suction path is sealed by the check valve of the forceps plug 13. Retained.

  After the use of the endoscope, the cleaning is performed, but the cleaning is performed not only on the outside of the insertion portion 2 but also on the entire endoscope and the inside of the treatment instrument insertion channel 11. A cleaning liquid for cleaning the inside of the treatment instrument insertion channel 11 is supplied from the forceps port 12. For this purpose, the cleaning adapter 20 is attached to the forceps port 12, and the cleaning liquid supply means supplies the cleaning liquid from the forceps port 12 into the treatment instrument insertion channel 11 and the suction passage 14 via the cleaning adapter 20. ing.

  3 and 4 show the appearance of the cleaning adapter 20, FIG. 5 shows its bottom surface, and FIG. 6 shows its cross section. In these figures, particularly in FIGS. 3 and 4, 21 is a main body guide member, and 22 is a cleaning liquid supply member. Here, the cleaning adapter 20 can be mounted not only on the forceps port 12 but also on a narrow forceps port 15 described later. However, the cleaning adapter can be configured to be applicable only to a single type of forceps opening.

  The main body guide member 21 is formed by bending a metal plate, the bottom is a flat first sliding portion 23, and rising portions are formed from the three sides of the first sliding portion 23, The two rising portions 24, 24 facing each other further form a second sliding portion by bending in a horizontal direction toward a direction close to each other. The second sliding portion is for slidably sandwiching the left and right side portions of the second sliding member 29 described later, and therefore there are three horizontal bent portions in the second sliding portion. It consists of pieces. The sliding part pieces 24 a and 24 c positioned in the front and rear are slidable on the upper surface of the second slide member 29, and the sliding part piece 24 b positioned in the middle is slidable on the lower surface of the second slide member 29. Further, the main body guide member 21 has a shape retaining portion 25 on the other side, and the shape retaining portion 25 is integrally connected to the first sliding portion 23. Therefore, the main body guide member 21 has a substantially box shape with only one side opened. In the following description, the opening side of the main body guide member 21 is referred to as the front side, and the opposite side, that is, the arrangement side of the shape retaining portion 25 is referred to as the back side.

  As is clear from FIG. 6, the cleaning liquid supply member 22 has a fluid pipe 26, and the distal end portion of the fluid pipe 26 is a connection portion 26a to which the cleaning liquid supply means is detachably connected. A known luer lock mechanism or the like can be used. A supply pipe part 26b is connected to the connection part 26a, and the supply pipe part 26b is inserted into the forceps port 12 by a predetermined length. A first slide member 27 is integrally provided in the supply pipe portion 26b. The first slide member 27 is formed of a thick plate member, and is guided by the inner surfaces of the rising walls 24 and 24 from the left and right ends of the first sliding portion 23 inside the main body guide member 21 to It can move only in the direction, that is, toward the back side and the near side when viewed from the opening side of the main body guide member 21. An annular ridge 28 centering on the fluid pipe 26 is provided on the surface of the first slide member 27 facing the first sliding portion 23, and the annular ridge 28 is provided. Has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the flange portion 12 a of the forceps port 12. A ring-shaped seal member 27a is attached to the inner side of the first slide member 27 where the annular protrusion 28 is provided, and an annular plate 27b is attached to the inner side of the seal member 27a. .

  Further, a second slide member 29 made of a rectangular plate is inserted and fixed in a transition portion between the connection portion 26a and the supply pipe portion 26b in the fluid pipe 26. The second slide member 29 is inserted between the slide part pieces 24a, 24c and 24b constituting the second slide part in the main body guide member 21, and therefore the second slide member 29 is The main body guide member 21 is slidable only in the front-rear direction, that is, in the same direction as the first slide member 27. A cylindrical body 29 a is fixed to the second slide member 29, and the cylindrical body 29 a is movable in the axial direction of the fluid pipe 26. And between this 2nd slide member 29 and the 1st slide member 27, these 1st, 2nd slide members 27 and 29 are respectively 1st, 2nd sliding parts 23 and 24a-c. A spring 30 is provided as a pressing means that acts in the direction in which it is pressed against.

  The cleaning adapter 20 is fixed to the forceps port 12 so as to sandwich the flange portion 12a in the forceps port 12. For this purpose, the hook 31 is provided on the annular ridge 28 provided on the first slide member 27 on the front side of the main body guide member 21, that is, on the end side position opposite to the shape retaining portion 25. Yes. The hook 31 is made to project radially inward over a predetermined width at the tip of the annular ridge 28. In a state where the annular ridge 28 is fitted to the flange portion 12a, the hook 31 is It contacts the lower surface side of the flange portion 12a.

  A predetermined notch 32 is formed in the first sliding portion 23 of the main body guide member 21, and the fluid pipe 26 has a predetermined length from the first sliding portion 23 at the position of the notch 32. Protrusively protruding. A pair of first sandwiching portions 33a and 33a is formed at the back of the notch 32, and the innermost portion is a second sandwiching portion 33 having an angle of about 180 °. ing. Therefore, when the first slide member 27 is displaced to the back side along the first sliding portion 23 of the main body guide member 21, the annular protrusion 28 and the first clamping portion of the first slide member 27 are disposed. The flange portion 12a can be held between the flange 33a and 33a. As a result, the flange portion 12a of the forceps port 12 is held between the hook 31 and the two first holding portions 33a and 33a that are separated from the hook 31 by 90 ° or more to the left and right.

  However, in this state, since the first slide member 27 moves toward the front side of the main body guide member 21, it is not possible to restrict the cleaning adapter 20 from being detached from the forceps port 12. Therefore, the first slide member 27 is provided with stopper pins 34, 34 standing on the left and right sides at the back side position. On the other hand, the main body guide member 21 has a pin relief portion 35 at a position on the near side of the cutout portion 32 where the first sandwiching portion 33a is formed. At the position, a first through hole 36 into which the stopper pin 34 is fitted is provided. Thus, when the stopper pin 34 is fitted into the first through hole 36, a stopper function for holding the main body guide member 21 and the cleaning liquid supply member 22 so as not to move relative to each other is exhibited.

  By configuring as described above, the cleaning adapter 20 can be attached by removing the forceps plug 13 provided in the forceps port 12 of the treatment instrument insertion portion 10 provided in the main body operation unit 1 of the endoscope. First, as shown in FIG. 7, the entire cleaning adapter 20 is tilted, and the flange portion 12 a is positioned in the cutout portion 32. Then, the hook 31 formed on the annular ridge 28 is engaged with the outer peripheral surface of the flange portion 12 a of the forceps port 12. Thereafter, the cleaning adapter 20 is tilted so that the fluid pipe 26 is displaced so as to be parallel to the forceps port 12. At this time, the annular protrusion 28 of the first slide member 27 is located in the notch 32 of the first sliding portion 23, and the stopper pin 34 is disposed in the pin escape portion 35.

  Therefore, the first slide member 27 of the cleaning liquid supply member 22 is separated from the first sliding portion 23 of the main body guide member 21 by compressing the spring 30. However, since the flange portion 12a of the forceps port 12 is hooked on the hook 31, the end surface of the flange portion 12a is maintained in contact with the first slide member 27 as shown in FIG. The sliding portion 23 is separated from these.

  In this state, the entire cleaning liquid supply member 22 together with the flange portion 12a of the forceps port 12 is operated to be pushed into the back side of the main body guide member 21, and the stopper pin 34 is slid to a position facing the first through hole 36. . Thereafter, the compression on the spring 30 is released. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the flange portion 12a of the forceps port 12 is sandwiched between the first slide member 27, the hook 31, and the first sandwiching portion 33a of the cleaning adapter 20, and the stopper By being inserted into the first through hole 36 of the pin 34, the cleaning adapter 20 is securely fixed to the forceps opening 12. At this time, when the outer periphery of the forceps port 12 comes into contact with the end portion of the first holding portion 33a, the stopper pin 34 is arranged in a positional relationship facing the first through hole 36, thereby simplifying the fixing operation. Moreover, since the end surface of the flange portion 12a in the forceps port 12 abuts on the seal member 27a and the seal member 27a is bent by the action of the spring 30, the airtightness between them is maintained. Accordingly, by connecting the cleaning liquid supply means to the fluid pipe 26 in the cleaning adapter 20, the inside of the treatment instrument insertion channel 11 can be cleaned smoothly, reliably and efficiently.

  When the cleaning of the treatment instrument insertion channel 11 is completed, the spring 30 is compressed again, and the stopper pin 34 is detached from the first through hole 36. Next, the first slide member 27 is slid forward with respect to the first sliding portion 23. And it can isolate | separate from the forceps opening | mouth 12 by inclining the washing | cleaning adapter 20 to the state shown in FIG.

  Next, FIGS. 11 and 12 show the cleaning adapter 20 mounted on the narrow forceps port 15. That is, as is clear from FIG. 11, the forceps port 15 has a tapered portion whose passage portion 15a is narrower than the forceps port 12 and becomes narrower toward the tip. The width of the flange portion 15b of the forceps port 15 is also narrow.

  For this case, the supply pipe portion 26b of the fluid pipe 26 in the cleaning adapter 20 is tapered so as to be inserted into the passage portion 15a of the forceps port 15 in a substantially close-fitting state, and the supply pipe portion An O-ring 37 is mounted in the middle of the tapered portion 26b. Further, a second through hole 38 is formed in a deeper portion than the position of the first through hole 36 in the first sliding portion 23.

  Before the cleaning adapter 20 is attached to the forceps port 15, the first slide member 27 constituting the cleaning liquid supply member 22 is disposed on the near side, and the stopper pin 34 is inserted into the pin escape portion 35. Hold. In this state, the supply pipe portion 26 b of the fluid pipe 26 is inserted into the forceps port 15. Then, the first slide member 27 is separated from the first sliding portion 23 by compressing the spring 30 by pushing in the main body guide member 21. Then, the cleaning liquid supply member 22 is pushed into the innermost position of the main body guide member 21. In this state, when the compression on the spring 30 is released, the stopper pin 34 is inserted into the second through hole 38. Here, when the second clamping part 33 b is formed between the left and right first clamping parts 33 a provided in the first sliding part 23, and the stopper pin 34 is inserted into the second through hole 38. As shown in FIG. 12, the second clamping portion 33 b is positioned closest to the supply pipe portion 26 b and comes into contact with the annular plate 27 b provided on the first slide member 27.

  As described above, the cleaning adapter 20 is held in a state of being fixed to the forceps port 15. That is, in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the fluid pipe 26 in the cleaning adapter 20, the supply pipe portion 26 b is fitted in the forceps port 15, and the stopper pin 34 is fitted in the second through hole 38. Therefore, the second clamping portion 33b provided on the first sliding portion 23 is provided with the flange portion 15b of the forceps port 15 in the direction of being pulled out from the forceps port 15 of the cleaning adapter 20. And is fixed by being sandwiched between the annular plate 27b of the first slide member 27. Therefore, the inside of the treatment instrument insertion channel 11 can be cleaned by connecting the cleaning liquid supply means to the connection portion 26a of the fluid pipe 26 of the cleaning adapter 20 and pumping the cleaning liquid from the cleaning liquid supply means. Of course, since the O-ring 37 is interposed between the supply tube portion 26b and the passage portion 15b of the forceps port 15 at this time, the cleaning liquid is reliably supplied into the treatment instrument insertion channel 11. Further, if the spring 30 is compressed and the stopper pin 34 is detached from the second through hole 38, the cleaning adapter 20 can be easily separated from the forceps port 15.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an endoscope. FIG. In an endoscope, it is sectional drawing which shows an example of the forceps opening | mouth with which the forceps stopper was mounted | worn. It is the perspective view which looked at the washing adapter from the upper surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at the washing | cleaning adapter from the lower surface side. It is a bottom view of a washing adapter. It is XX sectional drawing of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows the state which hooked the hook in attaching a washing | cleaning adapter to a forceps opening | mouth. It is action explanatory drawing which shows the state which compressed the spring in attaching a washing | cleaning adapter to a forceps opening | mouth. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which mounted | wore the forceps opening | mouth with the washing | cleaning adapter. FIG. 10 is a bottom view of FIG. 9. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which mounted | wore the forceps mouth which has a shape different from FIG. 2 with the washing | cleaning adapter. FIG. 12 is a bottom view of FIG. 11.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body operation part 2 Insertion part 10 Treatment tool insertion part 12, 15 Forceps port 12a, 15b Flange part 15a Passage part 20 Cleaning adapter 21 Main body guide member 22 Cleaning liquid supply member 23 1st sliding part 24a-c 2nd slide Moving part 26 Fluid pipe 26a Connection part 26b Supply pipe part 27 First slide member 27a Seal member 27b Annular plate 28 Annular ridge 29 Second slide member 30 Spring 31 Hook 32 Notch part 33a First clamping part 33b 2nd clamping part 34 Stopper pin 36 1st through-hole 38 2nd through-hole

Claims (3)

In an endoscope channel cleaning adapter for detachably attaching to a forceps opening provided with a flange portion at an opening end, for cleaning the inside of a treatment instrument insertion channel,
A main body guide member having a first sliding portion and a second sliding portion arranged so as to face each other;
A first slide member slidable in a predetermined direction along the first sliding portion;
A fluid pipe which is fixedly provided on the first slide member and to which a cleaning liquid supply means is attached;
A second slide member provided so as to penetrate the fluid pipe, and slidable with respect to the second sliding portion;
A pressing means interposed between the first and second slide members, and pressing the first and second slide members against the respective sliding surfaces;
A hook provided on the first slide member and hookable on a flange portion of the forceps opening;
A sandwiching portion formed on the main body guide member and sandwiching a part of the flange portion therebetween when the first slide member is displaced by a predetermined amount in one direction;
It is provided between the main body guide member and the first slide member, and includes a hook portion and a stopper portion that is detachably fixed in a state of being fixed to the flange portion by the clamping portion. Endoscope channel cleaning adapter. The stopper portion includes a through-hole formed on the first sliding portion side of the main body guide member and a stopper pin provided on the first slide member, and a flange portion of the forceps opening sandwiches the hook. The endoscope channel cleaning adapter according to claim 1, wherein the stopper pin is inserted into the through hole at a position fixed by the portion. The inner diameter of the forceps port has a size that allows the fluid pipe to be inserted in a substantially tightly fitted state. The first sliding portion side of the main body guide member is provided with the hook and the clamping portion. A first through hole provided at a position where the slide member is fixed, and a second through hole disposed on the far side in the sliding direction of the first slide member from the position of the first through hole When the stopper pin is inserted into the second through-hole, the clamp pin has a holding part that holds the forceps mouth by an angle between 90 ° and 180 °. The endoscope channel cleaning adapter according to claim 2.

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